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Ofício Nº 018/2021 Crato/CE, 16 De Fevereiro De 2021. Thiago Marques Vieira Titular Da 6ª Promotoria De Justiça Do Crato/CE Ofício nº 018/2021 Crato/CE, 16 de fevereiro de 2021. Ao Exmo. Sr. Dr. Promotor de Justiça Thiago Marques Vieira Titular da 6ª Promotoria de Justiça do Crato/CE Assunto: Resposta ao Of. 113/2021 (Inquérito Civil nº 06.2016.00001725-3 – Zonas Especiais Ambientais). Cooperação Técnica-Científica da Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA. A Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil – OAB, pela Subsecção da OAB/Crato, cumprimenta Vossa Excelência, ao tempo em que apresenta em anexo a este, o apoio científico e técnico do Corpo Docente da Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, no sentido de nos fornecer subsídios Técnico-Científicos que relatem o Impacto Ambiental que a Lei Municipal 3730/2021 trará para as Zonas Especiais Ambientais desta municipalidade do Crato, para a eventual impetração de Ação Cível em Juízo. Nesse sentido, os Professores da URCA colecionaram (em anexo), Artigos e Relatórios Acadêmicos, nos fartos trabalhos técnico-científicos realizados ao longo do tempo em face desse caso concreto (Lei Municipal 3730/2021) e de casos anteriores semelhantes. Ademais, ao final, ofertaram as urgentíssimas Recomendações Técnicas-Científicas referentes ao pedido de Desafetação da Zona Especial Ambiental do Rio Batateiras – ZEA 04. Certos do acolhimento, aproveitamos o ensejo para reiterar a Vossa Excelência, os protestos de elevada estima e distinta consideração. Atenciosamente, Avenida Perimetral Dom Francisco de Assis, 380, São Miguel, Crato-CE – Fone: (88) 3523-1802 Email: [email protected] fls. 603 Este documento é cópia do original assinado digitalmente por THIAGO MARQUES VIEIRA. Para conferir o original, acesse o site http://www.mpce.mp.br, informe o processo 06.2016.00001725-3 e o código 4BD8CA. fls. 604 Este documento é cópia do original assinado digitalmente por THIAGO MARQUES VIEIRA. Para conferir o original, acesse o site http://www.mpce.mp.br, informe o processo 06.2016.00001725-3 e o código 4BD8CA. Ofício nº 017/2021 Crato/CE, 10 de fevereiro de 2021. Ao Ilmo. Sr. Prof. Francisco Edmar de Sousa Silva Pinheiro Chefe de Gabinete da Reitoria da URCA Assunto: Cooperação Científica e Técnica A Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil – OAB, pela Subsecção da OAB/Crato, cumprimenta Vossa Senhoria, ao tempo em que solicita o apoio científico e técnico desta Instituição de Ensino Superior, no sentido de nos fornecer subsídios que relatem o impacto ambiental que a lei municipal 3730/2021 (documentos em anexo) trará para as Zonas Especiais Ambientais desta municipalidade do Crato, para a eventual impetração de Ação Declaratória de Inconstitucionalidade da lei municipal. Nesse sentido, é do nosso conhecimento um farto trabalho científico produzido pelo Prof. Dr. Waltecio Almeida em face desse caso concreto. Certos do atendimento, aproveitamos o ensejo para reiterar à Vossa Senhoria, os protestos de elevada estima e distinta consideração. 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No caso em tela (lei municipal 3730/2021), a URCA, através do Departamento de Geociências (DEGEO), foi convidada a se manifestar sobre esse novo processo de desafetação. Este Chefe de Gabinete, na condição de professor do DEGEO, participou ativamente dos debates e marcou posição enfática no sentido de não se autorizar a transformação da ZEA em área residencial. Considerando o exposto, esta Chefia de Gabinete se acosta ao trabalho desenvolvido pelo professor e pesquisador desta IES, professor Dr. Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida, que arrolou farta documentação que coaduna com os posicionamentos anteriormente destacados e torna patente os gravíssimos prejuízos causados pelo processo de desafetação das ZEAs tanto para a biodiversidade como para a sociedade em geral. Em tempo, aproveitamos o ensejo para informar que o Observatório Ambiental tem aglutinado uma série de pesquisadores, líderes políticos e ativistas ambientais no sentido Campus do Pimenta Rua Cel. Antonio Luiz - 1161, Pimenta, 63.105-000 - Crato - CE Fone (88) 3102.1218 GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO CEARÁ SECRETARIA DA CIÊNCIA, TECNOLOGIA E EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR – SECITECE UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL DO CARIRI – URCA GABINETE DA REITORIA de promover uma maior integração da luta pelo desenvolvimento urbano sustentável. O referido Observatório tem realizado uma série de levantamentos que podem subsidiar, também, essa douta subsecção da OAB Crato no sentido de pleitear juridicamente a Ação Declaratória de Inconstitucionalidade. Atenciosamente, Prof. Dr. FRANCISCO EDMAR DE SOUSA SILVA PINHEIRO Chefe de Gabinete Campus do Pimenta Rua Cel. Antonio Luiz - 1161, Pimenta, 63.105-000 - Crato - CE Fone (88) 3102.1218 Prof. Dr. Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida (Pós-Doutorado) CV-Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9344468891467823 Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Química Biológica/ CCBS, R. Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161, 63100-000, Crato, CE, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Tel.(88) 98839-0037 RELATÓRIO DESCRITIVO DOS DANOS AMBIENTAIS DECORRENTES DA URBANIZAÇÃO PREVISTA NA Lei No 3.730/2021 Prof. DrWaltécio de Oliveira Almeida (ALMEIDA, W.O.) Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa em Biologia Comparada CNPq/ URCA Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica e Recursos Naturais PPGDR/ URCA Programa de Pós-Graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza PPGEtno/ UFRPE-URCA-UEPB Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia)/ UFPB Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA/ Ceará Crato - CE 2021 Introdução A porção de encosta da Capada do Araripe compõe a Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA), em conjunto com a Floresta Nacional do Araripe forma um sistema integrado entre flora, fauna e hidrografia. É a encosta, coração da APA, uma área de amortecimento hídrico, onde se encontram 130 nascentes de água na região (Aquasis, 2006). Devidoa disponibilidade de água é nessa área que a maioria das espécies de animais até então estudadas, 25 espécies de morcegos, duas espécies de anfisbenas, 82 espécies de répteis e 33 espécies de anfíbios. Estes totalmente dependentes das fontes de água para sobreviver (Ávila et al., 2016). Todas essas espécies ou foram apenas registradas, ou poucos trabalhos sobre biologia e parasitologia foram realizadas. Morcegos de conhecimento geral são portadores de uma variedade de coronavírus, e nada ainda foi estudado sobre os morcegos da APA. A Lei No 3.730/2021 propõe a modificação de parte da APA com um novo zoneamento para urbanização. Além do exposto sobre a diversidade de fontes hídricas da APA, flora e fauna associadas a elas destaco aqui dois pontos gravíssimos contra a aplicação dessa lei: (1) a presença das palmeiras babaçu (Attaleaspeciosa), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), carnaúba (Coperniciaprunifera), catolé (Syagrusoleracea) e macaúba-barriguda (Acrocomiaintumescens), as quais são habitats naturais de espécies de insetos triatomídeos conhecidos como barbeiros (Rhodniusnasutus) portadores dos protozoários Trypanosoma cruzi e Trypanosoma rangeli, causadores de epidemias da doença de Chagas (ver estudos da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz anexos); (2) as nascentes, cuja espécie extremamente ameaçadas de extinção só vivem em associação a elas, o soldadinho do Araripe (Antilophiabokermanni) (ver anexo documentos da “TheInternational Union for ConservationofNature - IUCN RedListofThreatenedSpecies”. (1) Desmatamento florestal e aumento de casos de Doenças de Chagas As Palmeiras (exemplo Figura 1) são o habitat naturas de espécies de triatomídeos, muitos destes infectados com T. cruzi e T. rangeli (Tabela 1, Figura 2 e3). Estes alimentam-se do sangue de morcegos, gambás, pássaros, cobras, anfíbios e até de insetos.
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